Lately I've been reading a lot of bad news about Ubuntu. Saying that they aren't giving back to the community, and how they are going to be charging for non free software. I don't know specifics here but I know the Debian community is pissed off with Ubuntu because they don't give back to the community as much as other distros do.
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Do women matter in FOSS projects?
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When will women be taken seriously in the FOSS community? That's a question that needs to be asked after the Debian GNU/Linux project garnered headlines earlier this month over an offensive mailing list post that had at least two women considering whether they would continue their involvement in the project.
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Cool Linux Projects that Need More Publicity
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Always when a type of application is missing, there is bound to be a version in development.
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Will commercialisation destroy Linux?
http://it.toolbox.com –
I have noticed a fellow wooden spoon brandishing compatriot mention several times that commercialisation will destroy the Linux dream. That when the smell of money starts effusing from Linux then the sharks will come and trample all over the Linux utopia.
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The web talks about our progress
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"By reviewing the statistics of the server we where glad to find that, as it happend with recent releases, the one for the 2.1 version reached every corner of the internet. We have found posts about the release in english, chinese, arabic, french, italian, corean, polish..."
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Ubuntu and Kubuntu Street Art Wallpapers
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I have always been a street art, or graffiti, fan. Because of this I have always wanted a Kubuntu or KDE wallpaper with this style. The other day while checking out KDE Look, someone had made some for other distros. I messaged the person online and today he answered and answered big time, producing 2 great looking wallpapers. A big thanks goes out to gnokii for creating them.
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GNU, Linux and the free software movement
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In 1983, a computer programmer from MIT by the name of Richard M. Stallman grew skeptical of the commercial software packages that were selling for big bucks at computer stores... Stallman believed that people who use computers and software are entitled to four essential freedoms, described as follows.
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Why games are the key to Linux adoption
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I just ordered my first computer yesterday. It’s a real he-man’s gaming computer: 4GB RAM, a 250 GB SATA 3gb/s hard drive, a 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo processor, a Nvidia 9800 graphics card, and a comfortable 20″ monitor. But while these were all expensive (especially the video card), none of them compared to one item on the list: Windows.
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Ubuntu-sponsored FOSScamp builds community
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The week-long Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) meets every six months at changing locations to discuss what will be in the next release of Ubuntu. The mostly unpublicized FOSScamp always meets the weekend before. The FOSScamp un-conference has no program, no invited speakers, and costs nothing. Like some sort of geek Woodstock but smaller, the Ubuntu hip just show up.
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The Open Source Crystal Ball
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The end of the year is a self-indulgent time, when those who write about technology stop making lists of the best, worst, and most mind-numbingly mediocre applications they find and pause to make lists about tech trends in the upcoming year.
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The Linux/windows divide is a turbulent one.
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At this moment in time there seems to be a war going on. On one side there is the proprietary systems, iconified by windows. On the other side there is the open source systems, iconified by Linux. There is also a third group, the fence sitters, who alternate between the two camps. These are neither willing or able to choose one side and stick with it.
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It’s Not a “Crusade”
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An interview with Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier asks about the Novell/Microsoft deal, but receives a dismissal as opposed to an answer that addresses the obvious issues
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What’s Your Holiday Gift to the Linux Community?
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In case you forgot to put the Linux community on your list or in case you just couldn't find anything for them, you're in luck. There's a last minute gift opportunity...
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What If Windows Told You What It Was Really Doing
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Reading about Canonicals' plans for application notifications, I got to wondering if the operating system could tell you what it was doing, too. Then I started wondering what would happen if Windows told you what it was really doing... I think it might go like this...
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The Bizarre Cathedral - 35
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Latest from the Bizarre Cathedral comic strip by merc and crimperman of FSM
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